Orders were given Giving to reinforce the defence of Helsinki with tanks and artillery in case the situation worsened .

The initial French attack broke Bodily_harm through and captured Conquering Vimy Ridge but reserve units were not able to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength the troops on the ridge , before German counter-attacks forced them back about half-way to their jumping-off points .

The French attacked Attack Vimy Ridge and the British attacked Attack further north in the Battle of Aubers Ridge ( 9 May ) and the Battle of Festubert The battle was fought Hostile_encounter during the German offensive of the Second Battle of Ypres which the Germans ended to reinforce the Artois front .

These rapid advances on the Eastern Front destroyed Destroying additional veteran German combat units and severely limited Limiting German Führer Adolf Hitler 's ability to reinforce his Rhine defenses .

This had trapped the French army in Egypt on the African side of the Mediterranean , and all efforts to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength and resupply Supply them had ended Process_end in failure , including three separate expeditions Attack by Ganteaume 's squadron .

a british ship of the line , hms `` swiftsure '' under captain benjamin hallowell was passing Motion_directional westwards through the southern mediterranean near cape derna when it encountered Hostile_encounter a much larger french squadron under contre-amiral UNK ganteaume that was also returning Arriving westwards after a failed attempt to reinforce the besieged Besieging french garrison in egypt .

Allied air power interrupted Hindering the Japanese capacity to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength and resupply Supply the beachheads from Rabaul .

The main reason Protest for the operation was for propaganda purposes – to claim Statement full rights to Vilnius by retaking it before the Soviet Army arrived to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength the Polish Army .

The French ship in the action , `` Thétis '' , was destined for the French held West Indian island of Martinique with a cargo of flour and military supplies Supply , including over 100 soldiers to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength the island 's garrison .

`` Africaine '' was the first ship to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength Rowley 's squadron , but within three days of her arrival in the region was engaged Hostile_encounter by two French ships while attempting to drive Motion them away from Saint Denis on Île Bourbon .

This , and terrain that favored Causation the defenders , threw Causation the German advance behind schedule and allowed Preventing_or_letting the Allies to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength the thinly placed Placing troops .

Expecting Coming_to_believe an imminent continuation of the battle , three Allied brigades arrived Arriving within twenty-four hours to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength the beachhead , but no subsequent attack Attack materialised Coming_to_be .

He carried Carry_goods it out in spite of commanding Control general George Washington 's request Request that Sullivan reinforce the main army with his troops as soon as possible to support Supporting Washington 's planned Arranging Colonial assault Attack on British-held Philadelphia .

The mission 's objective was to airlift glider infantry of the 6th Airlanding Brigade and divisional troops to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength the British 6th Airborne Division on the left flank of the British invasion beaches .

The consequences of losing Earnings_and_losses Martinique were so severe , that the French Navy sent Sending a battle Hostile_encounter squadron to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength the garrison during the invasion Attack .

It was planned Arranging as an attempt to force Military_operation the French to withdraw Removing their forces from Flanders to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength their own coast .

The urgency of the threat to Pusan Perimeter prompted Causation the US Marine Corps 1st Provisional Marine Brigade to be brought in to reinforce the US Army troops .

The purpose Aiming of the Japanese offensive was not to hold Defending the city , but to maintain Preserving pressure Influence on the Chinese National Revolutionary Army to reduce Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale their combat ability in the region , and their ability to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength the Burma Campaign .

Despot Đurađ Branković suggested Convincing that Skobaljić either surrender , or hide from the Ottoman army until John Hunyadi is able to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength or liberate Hold the trapped half of the Serbian army , which would render the Ottomans to pillage Violence and raze Damaging the rich southern part of the despotate with no resistance .

The strong defense Defending of the Spanish Blue Division and the German SS Polizei Division gave Giving the German forces Causation time to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength their positions Placing .

HMS `` Ceylon '' had been despatched Sending by the British authorities at Madras after the Battle Hostile_encounter of Grand Port to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength the remains of the squadron under Commodore Josias Rowley on Île Bourbon .

A separate action on the fort town of Kars in eastern Anatolia led to a siege , and a Turkish attempt Hold to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength the garrison was destroyed Destroying by a Russian fleet at Sinop .

German troop withdrawals Departing to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength the main armies in France were postponed Change_event_time to repulse a Belgian sortie from 9 to 13 September and a German corps in transit Motion was retained Preserving in Belgium for several days .

IJN forces were also suffering Bodily_harm heavy losses Earnings_and_losses attempting to reinforce and resupply Supply the ground forces on the island .

This gave Giving the Dutch time to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength their army with colonial and European troops , allowing Preventing_or_letting them to end Process_end the siege in 1825 .

North Vietnam had also entered Arriving Laos in the mid-1950s in support of insurgents , setting up the Ho Chi Minh trail to supply and reinforce the Việt Cộng and increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale in 1960 .